Rhode Island legislators pass three important LGBTQ equality bills
Toward the end of Pride month, the Rhode Island state legislature moved a pair of bills onto the governor's desk that ensure greater equality in housing, employment and public accommodations — plus,...
Anti-LGBTQ group takes Boston City Hall’s flag policy to Supreme Court
Liberty Council, "a legal organization advocating for anti-LGBT discrimination under the guise of religious liberty" according to the Southern Poverty Law Center, is petitioning the US Supreme Court to reverse a First...
GLAD explains SCOTUS ruling on Catholic Social Services adoption case
Though the US Supreme Court issued an unanimous ruling in favor of a religious organization seeking to discriminate against LGBTQ people hoping to become adoptive parents, the Court left "intact the broader...
Connecticut Parenting Act sails through state’s house and senate
The Connecticut Parentage Act — a bill that would extend parenting rights to all couples regardless of their gender, sexual orientation or marital status — sailed through the...
GLAD applauds Biden’s affirmation of LGBTQ protections in health care
The Biden White House this week reversed the discriminatory policies against LGBTQ people's access to health care enacted by the previous administration.
In a nutshell, this means...
GLAD Legal Briefs: Supporting transgender youth against legislative attacks
This legislative session has brought an onslaught of bills taking aim at transgender young people across the country. Transgender youth, their families, friends and other supporters—including doctors, coaches...
Vermont Gov. Phil Scott signs ban on ‘gay or trans panic’ defense into law
After sailing through Vermont's House and Senate earlier this year, the legislation to ban "gay or trans panic" as a legal defense for committing violent acts against LGBTQ people was signed...
Bill to ban LGBTQ+ panic defense moves to Vermont Senate vote
Vermont's bill to ban "gay or trans panic" as a legal defense for committing violent acts against LGBTQ people passed this week through the state's Senate judiciary committee on an unanimous 5–0...
Black and Pink Massachusetts launches bold legislative agenda on Beacon Hill
Black and Pink Massachusetts, the volunteer-driven nonprofit with a mission to bring social justice to the criminal punishment system, has authored several new bills on Beacon Hill addressing issues faced by LGBTQI+...
Updating gender info on RI birth certificates just got a lot easier
Transgender and nonbinary Rhode Islanders can now update their birth certificates to align with their affirmed gender through a simple form thanks to a new regulation that went into effect yesterday — which...
